[net.religion.jewish] More request for help

mf@cornell.UUCP (mf) (03/27/85)

The audience most likely to be adversely affected by revisionist
propaganda, and hence the target of ``counter-propaganda'' is obviously
not jewish (except a lunatic fringe not worth worrying about).
However, most of the films made on the Holocaust are really targeted to
Jews: who but an Ashkenazi Jew would be touched by pictures of shtels
and children/elderly people in peyot and ``kapote?''

One of the films I thought about is "In dark places" in which the
famous Susan Sontag is playing a central role.  However, the
distributor I contacted requires $10/min for it being shown on TV, even
though it would be shown not for profit, on a non-commercial channel.

So my first questions are (please respond by mail):

1.  has anybody seen this film or has more info on it?
2.  does anybody know of a cheap way to obtain it?

More generally:

3.  suggestions for other films (concrete names, please).  Possible
    contents: actual footage made by Nazis (they were so meticulous
    that they documented their actions on film), films by non-Jews
    (army, clergy).

4.  background info on the revisionist movement in all its guises and
    disguises.

Thanks.



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rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Dr. Emmanuel Wu) (03/28/85)

> More generally:
> 
> 3.  suggestions for other films (concrete names, please).  Possible
>     contents: actual footage made by Nazis (they were so meticulous
>     that they documented their actions on film), films by non-Jews
>     (army, clergy).  [MICHEL FINGERHUT]

Certainly "Night and Fog" comes to mind, but it's been many years since
I've seen it, so I can't say for sure how well it will fit your requirements.
Another candidate is "Genocide", which is a single episode from the (BBC?)
documentary "World at War".  I believe both are still available through
the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith (at least for rental).

> 4.  background info on the revisionist movement in all its guises and
>     disguises.
> 
> Thanks.

Same source as above.  ADL is well-equipped to provide such information.
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